In 1999, Kurt Angle made one of the toughest choices of his entire career. Struggling financially and working on a new marriage, he took a risk that not many in amateur wrestling had done in years – certainly not a…
Top 10 (or 11) Moments of the 2005-06 Golden Gopher Wrestling Season The Golden Gopher wrestling team capped off an outstanding 2005-06 season with a pair of national titles, along with a second-place team finish in Oklahoma City at the…
Oklahoma City, Okla.”“, Junior Matt Valenti will compete for the 133 pound NCAA Championship on Saturday night at the Wrestling Championships in Oklahoma City., The Newton, N.J. native is Penn’s first finalist since Brett Matter in 2000., Classmate Matt Herrington…
Curtain falls on Rock wrestling program Charlie and David Pienaar both lost second-round consolation matches Saturday; three other Rock grapplers saw their seasons end Friday night Oklahoma City, Okla. – The final curtain rung down on The Rock wrestling program…
Courtesy: University of Pennsylvania Oklahoma City, Okla.“The Penn wrestling team is making some noise at the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Ford Center. Junior Matt Valenti upset the No. 3 seed Tom Clum of Wisconsin to advance to tonight’s…
Rix taking a big step up in training By PAUL BETIT, Portland Press Herald Writer Deanna Rix is on track for a possible berth on the United States women’s wrestling team for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. In January, Rix,…
Notes from Session three of the NCAA Championships, Friday morning Gary Abbott and Craig Sesker USA Wrestling Gallick’s focus on winning, regardless of how he does it Of the top seeds in the NCAA Championships this year, there is no…
Q & A: Blatnick offers perspective on NCAA Championships Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 1984 Olympic gold medalist Jeff Blatnick has been a fixture at the NCAA Championships as a broadcaster for 20 years. He will do color commentary of the…
Andrew Hipps and Mark Palmer OKLAHOMA CITY — Day One of the 2006 NCAA Division I Championships is now in the books, and for the two top teams, Oklahoma State and Minnesota, it was a Tale of Two Teams. For…
Oklahoma City, Okla.”“, Junior Matt Valenti advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Thursday evening at the Ford Center. The Quakers have four wrestlers still competing in the championships, including Valenti who had two falls on the…
